| Jake Hughes | ||
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| File:Jake Hughes.png | ||
| Driver Details | ||
| Nationality |  British
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| P.o.B. | Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
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| D.o.B. | 30 May 1994 | |
| Début |  2020 Sochi Feature Race
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| Best Finish | N/A | |
| Formula Two Career | ||
| Entries | 27 (26 Starts) | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Poles | 0 | |
| FLs | 0 | |
| Podiums | 0 | |
| Points | 8 | |
| Current Season | ||
| Team |  BWT HWA Racelab
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| Number | Standings | Points |
| 17 | 16th | 26 |
Jake Hughes (born 30 May 1994 in Birmingham, West Midlands, UK) is a British racing driver, who made his FIA Formula 2 Championship debut during the 2020 season with BWT HWA Racelab.[1] A veteran of the FIA Formula 3 Championship, Hughes arrived in F2 in place of Giuliano Alesi, who left HWA midway through the 2020 season.[1]
Background[]
Hughes began his racing career at the age of fourteen, racing in various UK karting championships through to 2012.[2] 2012 would also see Hughes make his debut in single-seaters, entering single rounds of the Formula Renault BARC full and winter championships.[2] That earned his a full season seat in the inaugural BRDC F4 Championship for 2014, with Hughes going on to claim the first BRDC F4 title with four wins.[2]
Renault Rumbles: 2014 - 2015[]
For 2014 Hughes moved into the Formula Renault 2.0 NEC for the full season, while also racing in the sister Eurocup and Alps series.[2] Eighth at the end of the season saw Hughes move to the Eurocup full time in 2015, with the Brit again competing in the Alps series at the same time.[2] Hughes would ultimately finish second in the Alps series with three wins, while claiming sixth in the Eurocup.[2]
Three Dreams: 2016 - 2020[]
For 2016 Hughes moved into the GP3 Series, signing with DAMS for their first season in the Championship.[2] Two wins saw Hughes claim eighth in the Championship, with the Brit also taking part in one round of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Carlin.[2] F3 Europe would serve as Hughes main source of entertainment for 2017, with the Brit going on to claim one win and fifth in the Championship.[2]
A return to GP3 would follow for Hughes in 2018, with Hughes also plotting a campaign in the F3 Asian Championship in the second half of the season.[2] Second in the latter series, as well as eighth in GP3, saw Hughes remain in GP3 for 2019, as the series was reforged as the FIA Formula 3 Championship that season.[2] Again racing for a new team in the form of HWA Racelab, Hughes would improve to seventh in the Championship, again claiming one victory.[2]
2020 saw Hughes open his campaign with another run in the F3 Asian Championship, although he would slip to fourteenth in the series.[2] He paired that with another full campaign in the FIA F3 Championship, claiming two further wins in what was later announced to be his final F3 season.[2][3] Hughes would also test for the Mercedes Formula E team at the 2020 Rookie Test.[4]
Formula 2 History[]
Hughes got his first chance to race in the FIA Formula 2 Championship in the latter part of the 2020 season, being promoted to HWA Racelab's F2 team.[1] The move came as a result of Giuliano Alesi leaving the team to join MP Motorsport, with Hughes' set to make his debut at the 2020 Sochi Feature Race.[1]
Post Formula 2 Career[]
Full Formula 2 Record[]
Shown below are a series of tables outlining Jake Hughes's career in Formula 2 in statistical form.
Formula 2 Entries[]
The list below includes all of the teams and cars, as well as overall finishing positions for Jake Hughes during their F2 career:
| Jake Hughes's Overall Formula 2 Record | ||||||
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| Year | Entrant | No. | Car | Pos. | Pts. | Livery |
| 2020 | BWT HWA Racelab[1]
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17 | Dallara F2 2018 | 
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Career Results[]
Below is a table showing Jake Hughes's full Formula 2 record.
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | |||
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23rd | 0 | ||||||||||||
| F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | F | S | |||
| 12th | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
References[]
Videos and Images:
References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Keith Collantine, 'Hughes to make F2 debut as seat shuffle sees Matsushita depart', racefans.net, (Collantine Media Ltd, 22/09/2020), https://www.racefans.net/2020/09/22/hughes-to-make-f2-debut-as-seat-shuffle-sees-matsushita-depart/, (Accessed 22/09/2020)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 'Jake Hughes', driverdb.com, (Driver Database, 2020), https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/jake-hughes/, (Accessed 22/09/2020)
- ↑ Josh Suttill , 'Jake Hughes confirms 2020 will be his last year racing in Formula 3', formulascout.com, (Formula Scout, 11/09/2020), https://formulascout.com/jake-hughes-confirms-2020-will-be-his-last-year-racing-in-formula-3/67945, (Accessed 22/09/2020)
- ↑ Elliot Wood, 'Mercedes-Benz hands Jake Hughes in-season test chance', formulascout.com, (Formula Scout, 20/02/2020), https://formulascout.com/mercedes-benz-jake-hughes-test/59904, (Accessed 22/09/2020)